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Plate, Commemorative

Object number2012.75.53

Manufacturer Homer Laughlin China Company

Date1985

OriginUnited States of America

MediumCeramic

Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns

DescriptionCeramic commemorative dish. Off-white in color. In center of dish there are black printed text and symbols providing event and union information. Maker text on back.Dimensions4 x 12.57 in. (10.2 x 31.9 cm)
InscriptionsFront:
Along the upper outside edge of design, "68th INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION" is printed in black.

Along the lower outside edge of design, "AUGUST 26-31, 1985 / PITTSBURGH, PA" is printed in black.

Inside a decorative circular pattern, "GLASS, POTTERY, PLASTICS & ALLIED WORKERS" is printed in bolder black letters. In between the beginning and ending of this phrase is "INTERNATIONAL / UNION" printed in smaller black letters.

In the very center of the dish, "G[backwards P]PA" is printed decoratively, standing for glass, pottery, plastics, & allied workers.

Under this, a sketched image of a white hand with "AFL'" written on the arm is shaking hands with a sketched image of a black hand with "CIO".

Under this, a large decorative "W" is printed in black.
MarksBack:
“HOMER LAUGHLIN / U.S.A.” printed in black around central symbol.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.

Previous owner Bernard A. Burns

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